Tower gas cleaner



F. R. McGEE AND G.`W. VREELAND. TOWER GAS CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1921.

F. R. MCGEE AND G. W. VREELAND.

TOWER GAS CLEANER. APPLlcATloN HLED 1uNE22 1921.

1,41 3, l 26. Patented Apr. 1.8, 1922.

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F. R. IVICGEE AND G. W. VREELAND.v

TOWER GAS CLEANER.

APPLICATION vFILIED JUNE 22. 1921.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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more particularly tov dry gas'cleanersforuseY,

in cleaning particles off-coke, ore, lime` and other foreign matter from the Igas produced by blast furnaces, and has 'for one'ofits objects the 'provisionof such a device thatvwill" have a higher efficiency thang-the cleaners heretofore constructed.

Another object is to so construct a cleaner of this class in thel form lof a tower, with several cleaning chambers-built one above the other, so asv to .require a `minimum amount of foundation' and ground area,

facilitate `the collection of the matter taken from the gas,` and to. facilitate their con-y struction. j

Still another object-is to provide each of the several cleaningrfchambers with filter mats having improved and novel mountings,

and to provide improved'and novel shaking or vibrating mechanismfor said matsyy Other objects'V and advantages 1 may vbe more fully :brought fout y inthe accompanying specification. and-illustratedin the ae` companying drawings, in lx'avhic'h--- g Figure 1. is-a vside .elevation offa cleaner constructediin"accordance'with our inven tion, having its ,outer wall partly broken away, showing the interior construction.- Figure 2' is' an enlarged' sectional elevation.V v

Figure 31 is l on the line III- III ,of-Figure 1..

Referring more particularly to thedraw.-

in s, the letter A designates the outer cylindrlcal shell or wall of the cleaner as awhole,

which is referably composed of metal sheet plate 2 aving a. coating of any .suitable heat insulating material 3 applied thereto. The cleaneris subdivided intoa plurality of cleaning chambers B, by pairs of transverse concave and convex walls 4 and 5, which form concave bottom and convex or arched l top walls for each chamber. The transverse 4Speciiea'ton of Letters Patent.

a-sectional plan view taken Patented `Apr.r` 1.8,. 19242.

Application led June 22, 1921.l SerialNo. 479,515'.

It will thus be apparent that all the'chambers B are provided with a concave bottom wall andan arched top wall,- with the eX- ception of the lowermost or bottom chamber, which is provided with a cone .shaped bottom 4a having a' central discharge/opening 4b therein provided ywith an outlet pipe 5a.

' The transversewalls 4: and 5j are spaced .anappreciable distance apart forming an .air circulation chamber or space -7 open .to

the .atmospherel through suitable portsv 8 in p.

the'shell or wall .The cleaning chambers B are provided with a gas inlet port 6 adjacent their bottom and a gas outlet port 9 adjacent .their top which ports are connected with suitable mains by pipes 6a and 9a, respectively, which communicate therewith and which are provided with suitable goggle-valves 10 .and

butterily-valves 11 adapted to be closed toA shut olf the inlet and outlet ports of any chamber when desired.

The cleaning chambers B are divided at a Vpoint intermediate the inletfand outlet ports by a filter mat 12 which extends transversely of the chamber and is supported yby rods 13 which are pivotally secured to an equalizing bar'14, which is connected to a centrally arranged anchor 15 secured in said mat. The-,rods 13 extend upwardly at an Iangle throughA the chamberBand through sultable apertures in the top wall 5 and into the' space 7 between the walls 4. and`5, and suitable coiled springs 16 are arranged around the upper'end of said rods to form a cushioned or resilient support for said mats.

lThe mats 12 are preferably vcomposed of compressed, steel wool, andy all gas'coming into the chambers B through the inlet ports 6 must pass through'the mats 12 before it can pass out through ,the outlet port `9.

.Therefore the gas is thoroughly cleaned before lit leaves the chamber.

Portions of the side wall of each chamber below the mat 12 are Vcut away and substantially rectangular housings 1,7 are extended into the chamber from said cut away portions to provide' enclosures for air hammer shakers or vibrators 18 or similar devices adapted to vibrate Y'or shake the mats 12 to remove the dust andother matter filtered from the gases. The housings 17 areopen to the atmosphere and readily accessible' for' repairs or adjustments lof the shaking or vibrating mechanism, Of course it will be arranged vertically along each side of the .cleaner and provided with a plurality of expansion joints 21.

A. plurality ot dust receiving pockets 22 are inserted in openings formed in the side walls A adjacent the tops of all of the re'- spective chambers B excepting the top chamber, .and are connected with the discharge mouth or lport, 'of the hoppers 19. A suitable counterwei hted valve 23 -is mounted in each of the poc ets 22 and adapted to seat v against the lower end of the hopper 19 and to maintain its seated position until sufficient dust collects in the hopper 19 to overcome lthe counterweight of the valve.

The ockets 22 are connectedv to the dust .conveying pipes 20 by connecting pipes 25 which extend downwardly on an angle, and are provided intermediateI their ends with sel 'lower end ofthe dust conveying pipes 20 and the outlet pipe 5l extendin from the bottom or lowermost chamber are all 'connected with or enter receiving ports of a pug mill feeder 29 which feeds a pug mill The operation of the'cleaner shown and described is as follows:

- vibrate the mats 12 a suitable compressor 3() v Gas enters lthe cleaner through the inlet orts 6 in the lower portion of the chambers the gas then iiows upwardly through the cleaning mats 12, which free the gase of all dust and foreign matter, into the upper portion of the chambers, from which it flows out through the outlet ports 9.

mAfter Athe cleaner has been 'in yoperation for va certain time the mats` will become clogged. The valves 10 and 11 are then closed in thepipes 6a and 9a of one or more of the chambers B, and the vibrating hammers for that chamber or chambers 'set in motion to clean the vmats by vibrating or shaking out the dust.

H air hammer mechanism 18 is used .to

and reservoir tank 31 is mounted on the top of the cleaner, and the air from the tank 31l is released' through a suitable distributing valve 32 into the respective air lines 33, 34, 35 and 36, which are connected to the respective series'of air hammers 18 by manifolds 37.

While we have illustrated our cleaner in a somewhat diagrammatic form it embodies our invention. However, many details of construction, suchas the feed mains, steps and platforms on which the operators stand when operating the device, and the like have been left 0H the present illustrations for purpose of'clearness, since they do not form a part of the present invention.

We claim v 1. lin a dry gas cleaner having a plurality of gas cleaning chambers, a Vfilter cleaning mat in eachof said chambers, said cleaning mats being resiliently supported by overhead supports, and a plurality of fluid operated hammers arranged ,below each of said mats and adapted to Iimpart a series of vibrating impactsagainst the bottom of the respective mats.

2. In a dry gas cleaner having 4a plurality of gas cleaning chambers, a filter cleaning mat in each of said chamb s, said cleaning mats being resiliently supported by overhead supports, a plurality of Huid operated hammers arranged below eachof said mats and adapted to imparta series of vibrating impactsjagainst 'the bottom of said mat, and individual housings for-each of said ham- `mers', said housings extending into' said cleaning chambers and having one end opening through the side .wall of said cleaner. 3. In a dry gas cleaner having a plurality of gas cleaning-chambers arranged one above the other in tower formation,- ai filter cleaning mat in each of said'chambers, resilient overhead supports for eachfof said mats, said supports comprising anequalizing bar pivotal y mounted on any anchor secured in 'said mat, and supporting rods pivotally se'- eured tothe ends of said equalizing bar and resiliently mounted in the top wall of said chambers. v

of gas cleaning chambers arranged one above the other in tower formation, a filter cleaning mat in each Aof said'chambers, resilient overhead supports for each of .Caid mats, said supports comprising an equalizing bar pivotally mounted on an anchor secured in said mat, and supporting rods pivotally secured to the ends of said equali'zing bar and resiliently mounted inthe top wall of said chambers, and means below each of said mats for imparting` a series of vibrating impacts against the bottom of said mats.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names. y f i FRANK R. McGEE. GEO. W. VREELAND.

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